Morning Digest: House OKs $15 billion jobs bill

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Good Morning Bit, FRI 05 Mar 2010    House OKs $15 billion jobs bill Attacks kill 12 as Iraqi troops and police vote Shares rise, dollar steady before U.S. jobs data Microsoft to stay its China course despite Google spat It's official: An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs Kobe shines before Heat stifles Lakers in overtime Top Hollywood names not among Oscar voters Pilot with fake licence arrested at airport Protests continue in Greece Satellite Launch Hundreds wait to enter Concepcion TOP NEWS House OKs $15 billion jobs bill March 04, 2010 05:05 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats made headway on Thursday on their top legislative priority -- job creation -- when the House of Representatives approved a $15 billion package of tax credits and highway construction. Full Article WORLD NEWS Attacks kill 12 as Iraqi troops and police vote March 04, 2010 08:45 PM ET BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Twelve people were killed in Baghdad on Thursday, including seven soldiers and police blown up by suicide bombers, days before a poll that will test Iraq's prospects for stability as U.S. troops prepare to leave. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Shares rise, dollar steady before U.S. jobs data March 05, 2010 05:30 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks pushed higher on Friday after better-than-forecast U.S. retail sales suggested the world's biggest economy was stabilizing while the dollar held broadly steady ahead of U.S. jobs data. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Microsoft to stay its China course despite Google spat March 05, 2010 04:08 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - Microsoft said it will stick to its development strategy for the China Internet search market regardless of the outcome of Google's high-profile spat with Beijing. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS It's official: An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs March 04, 2010 04:16 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - A giant asteroid smashing into Earth is the only plausible explanation for the extinction of the dinosaurs, a global scientific team said on Thursday, hoping to settle a row that has divided experts for decades. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Kobe shines before Heat stifles Lakers in overtime March 05, 2010 01:36 AM ET MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Heat overcame a 39-point effort from Kobe Bryant to capture a thrilling 114-111 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Top Hollywood names not among Oscar voters March 05, 2010 05:27 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Taylor Lautner isn't a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Pilot with fake licence arrested at airport March 04, 2010 10:53 AM ET AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Swedish pilot with a fake commercial license was arrested in his cockpit at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport as he prepared to fly 101 passengers on a Boeing 737 to Turkey, Dutch police said Wednesday. Full Article   REUTERS www.reuters.com Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book.Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Send this mailing to a friend or colleague Reuters.com: Help and Contact Us | Advertise With Us | Mobile | Newsletters | RSS | Interactive TV | Labs | Reuters in Second Life | Archive | Site Index | Video Index Thomson Reuters Corporate: Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy | Professional Products | Professional Products Support | About Thomson Reuters | Careers